
“Macoto Tezuka brings Osamu Tezuka's erotic manga to life through the lens of Christopher Doyle.”
Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".
A disorienting dive into a surreal, erotic underworld. This film feels like a fever dream, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy with its hypnotic visuals and unsettling atmosphere. It's a mysterious, adult-oriented trip into the artist's psyche.













